376 
27 * //• . r of P<i.<tu re ? . 
The turf was nine inches deep, and there was no sign of rootlets on the 
lower face. The soil consisted of four inches of clayey loam, resting upon a 
reddish, friable loam. Cut on July 6, the turf yielded : — 
Gramineous herbage, 86 | Leguminous, a trace | Miscellaneous, 14. 
The small amount of leguminous herbage consisted of Trifolium repens. 
The miscellaneous herbage was mostly Eumex Acetosa, but there were also 
present Achillea Millefolium, Banunculus acris, Cerastium triviale, and 
Cardamine pratense. The gramineous herbage consisted of : — 
Lolium perenne 56 Poa sp. . 2 
Agrostis stolonifera .... 19 Cynosurus cristatus .... 1 
Holcus lanatus 12 Undetermined 7 
Anthoxanthum odoratum , , 3 
Both Poa trivialis and Poa pratensis were present. 
For several of the Welsh specimens I am indebted to the introduction 
of Dr. W. B. Wall. Pembroke. 
SCOTCH rASTTKES. 
No. 61. — A turf sent by Mr. D. D. Stewart, Bossie Priory, Inchture, 
Dundee, Forfarshire. It was dug from a pasture in the eastern division of 
the Carse of Gowrie. The whole nine inches' depth of soil presented the ap- 
pearance of a rich, brown, friable loam, slightly pebbly. There was no trace 
of severed rootlets on the lower surface. The herbage was cut on July 5, 
and yielded: — 
Gramineous herbage, 61 j Leguminous, 19 , Miscellaneous 20. 
The leguminous herbage was made up exclusively of Trifolium repens, 
and the miscellaneous herbage of Banunculus repens. The gramineous 
herbage was thus made up — 
Lolium perenne 54 Alopecurus pratensis .... 1 
Agrostis sp 28 Poa pratensis traces 
Poa trivialis 12 | Undetermined 5 
The Agrostis was mostly A. stolonifera, with a little A. vulgaris. 
No. 62. — A turf sent by Mr. George Cowe. Balhousie, Carnoustie. Forfar- 
shire. The turf was nine inches deep, and the soil had the appearance of a dry, 
reddish-brown, micaceous, sandy loam, free from stones. 5io root-fibres were 
visible on the deep face. Cut on July 4, the herbage yielded : — 
Gramineous herbage, 88 | Leguminous, 9 | Miscellaneous, 3 
The leguminous herbage was composed exclusively of Trifolium repens, 
whilst the miscellaneous herbage consisted of equal parts of Banunculus repens 
and Bumex Acetosa. The gramineous herbage gave : — 
Pactylis glomerata .... a trace 
Undetermined 10 
Agrostis stolonifera .... 75 
Poa trivialis 10 
Lolium perenne 5 
The extent to which Agrostis stolonifera crept out all round this turf 
was as instructive as it was striking. 
No. 63. — A turf sent by Sir James T. Stewart Eichardson. Bart.. Titfour 
Castle, Perth. This is in the western division of the Carse of Gowrie. This 
turf has not been broken within the memory of the oldest inhabitant. The 
specimen was seven inches deep : it bad the appearance of a moist, brown, 
friable loam, and there were a few root-fibres and two coarse roots (probably 
